Cooling and disinfecting device.



S. W. WOMACK. COOLING AND DISINFEOTING vDEVICE. APPLICATION FILED 11211.13, 1914.

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S. W. WOMAGK. COOLING AND DISINFEGTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13,1914.

Patented Feb.23,1915.

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COOLING AND DISINEEbTING' DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed April 13, 1914. Serial No. 831,600.

To all whom it may concern: 7 I

SAMUEL W. WoMAoK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quanah', in the county of Hardernan and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooling and Disinfecting' Devices; and I; do declare the following-to be a full, clear, and exact do scription of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thefsame y invention relates to improvementsin cooling and disinfecting devices and has for its primary ob 'ect to provide a simple, inex-' pensive and e cient device of this character which will be well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed. y

In carrying out the above end, I provide a feed pipe having a number of dis charge nipples, a curtain depending from said nipples, a slotted tube at the lower end of said curtain for catching the drippings therefrom and means whereby the supply of struction fl'uid mav be increased or decreased.

A secondary object of provide simple and efficient means whereby the curtain may be detachably supported bv the feed pipe and to so position the-parts about said means as'to cause the same to behidden from'view.

A further object of the invention is to construct the upper end-bf the curtain in such a manner as to cause it to readily coact with .said attaching members and to also efiectually distribute the liquid flowing from the feed pipe.

Still anotherobject of the invention is to construct the means for controlling the sup ply of fluid in the most simple manner conproper operation.

A still further object is to construct the tube, at the lower end of the curtain, in such a manner as to allow said curtain to be readily removed and'to provide means for detachably retaining said curtain in said tube.

With the above objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of conand combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is tion; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the invena longitudinal section through a portion of the fluid feed pipe and showing v more particularly the manner in which the curtain is supported; Fig. 3 1s a simllar v ew through the lower tube and the parts carried sha the invention is to ,ViOIlS 17 350 18- -erably formed of single thereby; Fig. '4: is a detail horizontal section taken on the line Hot Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a perspectlve view of'one of the U-shaped cur- 'tain; attaching members; Fig. 6 is a trans verse section taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 3; andFig. 7 showing the manner in fluid feed pipes may In th be connected. 1 e accompanying drawings, I have plane of the is a plan view which a number of shown my improved cooling and 'disinfecting devlce as comprising ingeneral, a reservoir 1, a fluid feed pipe 2-leadin'g therefrom, a number of longitudinally tubes 3depending from the pipe 2, a curtain 4, a tube 5 at the lower end of said curtain and adapted to retain-any liquid dripping therefrom, U-sh'aped curtain attaching membars 6 and clips 7 for compressin said flexible tubes to control the-amount o't fluid passing therethrough. he reservoir 1 may bepf e and size but is preferably provided wit a removable cover 1' by access to its interiormay be gained, for ob- The reservoir 1 is preferably though not necessarily, connected. to the pipe 2 by means of a union 2, the free end of said pipe 2 being closed by a screw cap 2".

he abovementioned flexible tubes 3 are preferably formed of rubber and are attached to the pipe 2 by expanding their upper ends'and passing the same over -nipples 8 which depend from the-pipe 2.

Asmost-clearly shown in Fig. 2, the upper portion of the curtain or screen 4 is provided with a series of groups of upwardly converging loops 9, the free ends of the loops of each group, entering the lower end of the tubes 3 and shaped attaching members 6 which are prefwire bent substantially upon themselves at their central portions to provide upright resilient arms 10 while the free endslof said arms are bent laterallyas indicated at 11, to

prov de supporting elements which are spaced flexible means of which.

any suitable being secured thereinby the U 5 from which they may be easily removed I when necessary.

pass through As the curtain; is ada ted to be moistened by a fluid, discharge from the plpe 2, it becomes expedient to provide means for catching any liquid dripping from its lower end. For this purpose I have employed the tube 5 which is slotted 1 throughout the length of its upper surfaceas shown at 12, the lower end of said curtain being provided with a rod .13 which projects laterally from its opposite edges, said rod being adapted to in which position it is retained by-mean's of.

apertured plugs 14 which fit snugly within the opposite ends of said tubeand act not only toretain the rod'13 in properpOsition," but to prevent any moisture from dripping I from said ends of the tube.

When it becomes necessary pressed for the purpose of diminishing the supply of fluid.

In cases where an extremely light curtain is employed, the clips 15 will undoubtedly suffice for the purpose of supporting said curtain and yet will allow a suitable amount of fluid to be discharged from the tubes 3. This means of support however, is not sufii- .cient in most cases and I prefer to employ the members 11.

ln'Fig. 7, I have shown a plan view of a zreservoir 1 from which a supply pipe 2 aleads, said supply pipe being connected bymeans of an elbow with a lateral feed pipe 2* which in turn is connected to a pipe 2 lying parallel with the pipe 2 while said pipe 2 is gonnected by an elbow with a pipe 2 which lies parallel to the pipe 2*. it is to be understood that azcurtain depends from each of these pipes and that said curtains and their supporting means as well as the various other features of the device are identical. with the form previously described. A further explanation and illustration is therefore deemed unnecessary.

From the foregoing description taken in the slot 12- and into the tube 5.

to remove the tube 5, the plugs 14: may be removed thereconnection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that'I have produced a comparatively simple device of the character described yet one which will be highly eflicient in operation and which may be inexpensively constructed. Iffound desirable, the reservoir 1 may be provided with a valve or cock 17 which may be equipped with an operating handle 18, these features being shown in dotted lines in Fi 1. 7

I have described my invention with considerable minuteness and have set forth certain s ecific embodiments for carrying out the o jects of the invention but I wish it clearly understood that I need not be limited to any details of construction, proportioning of parts,1etc., other than those set forth in the appended claims.

' Having thus described my invention, what Ifclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I 1. A device of the character described including, a transverse fiuid feed pipehaving a number of discharge opehings in its under side, a curtain below said pipe, U shaped loops attached to the upper edge of the vcurtain and having theends of their arms entering said openings and bent lat- I orally in the pipe to provide supports for the curtain, and means for feeding said pipe.

2. A device of the character described including a lateral fluid fecd'jpipe, a number liquid to of flexible discharge tubes depending therefrom, av curtain suspended below the pipe and having portions entering said flexible tubes, and means whereby said tubes may be compressed, thereby diminishing the fluid supply.

3. A device of the character described including a lateral fluid feed pipe, :1 number of flexible tubes depending therefrom, it ourtain below the tubes, and having portions entering the lower ends thereof, removable attaching elements rising from the portions of the curtain in the tubes, and independent clamps for compressing the tubes to diminish the fluid supply.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL W, VVOMACK. lVitnesses: WV. P. MCCLENNAHAN,

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